Legend of Tomorrow

The five players who played together in the Summer League and the Drew League have long become friends, and they often have dinner together. On the media day, they made an appointment to report together.

As soon as Lakers core player Shaquille O'Neal, who won three MVPs last season, arrived, the five people made a little joke with him at Guo Xu's suggestion. They formed a neat formation, with two outsiders in front and two insiders behind. The four of them saluted O'Neill solemnly like a gangster, and greeted neatly: Hello, brother.

O'Neal looked confused, and George came forward from the side and saluted: Brother, please come this way, everyone is waiting for you.

George's orangutan-like face said this with a special sense of joy.

O'Neal saw that it was a young player joking with him, and there were reporters taking photos nearby, so he smiled and walked in the front like a godfather. Guo Xu and others lined up behind him and entered the training hall together, facing the media's constant criticism.

The five of them acted like O'Neill's little brother, followed the boss to say hello to other seniors, and the process became relaxed and fun.

The Lakers have many veterans. It is not good for newcomers to greet them too high or too low. It is very likely to hit a snag and lay hidden dangers for future development.

If the newcomers are too low-key and everyone appears together in the regular season, will the young people be willing to give up the ball to these declining veterans? If they put on a competitive stance, they will appear to disrespect their seniors. It is a trivial matter for the opponent not to impart game experience, and the coaching staff may feel disgusted.

The newcomers had a headache as to how to greet the seniors with an attitude. Guo Xu came up with an idea to ease the embarrassment easily. O'Neal doesn't feel like he's being used, which is okay. He likes to be funny and likes to be a big brother.

The four young players, including George, all looked up to Guo Xu. In the summer, they all admired Guo Xu's skills and character. Coach Phil Jackson was amazed by this, and secretly lamented that Guo Xu has a high IQ on the court and a high EQ off the court, and he has the potential to become a leader in the locker room in the future.

This kind of person will become a great person.

After the coach Phil Jackson arrived on the field, he deliberately observed the performance of each player. Everyone else was fine, but Isiah Ryder was the most out of gregarious. Leder and O'Neal collided. Judging from his temperament, he was like a darker version of O'Neal.

And Guo Xu and Fisher were able to chat together. Jackson originally thought that the two would compete fiercely in the training camp and did not want to talk to each other.

Guo Xu took the initiative to greet Fisher. He didn't think the two were competitors. Although they were both point guards in name, they were not of the same type at all. The coaching staff must be very clear.

If the Lakers need defender organization, pick-and-roll offense, and breakthroughs with the ball, the coach will definitely let him play. When the opponent uses a muscular point guard, the coach will consider Fisher, because Fisher is the league's most muscular man at the 1st position.

Fisher was very affectionate, took the initiative to give Guo Xu advice, and said earnestly: If you want to integrate into the team as soon as possible, you have to reduce your possession of the ball. The main coach is the three-point shooting. After halftime, you pass the ball on the outside and wait. Just take the opportunity and defend hard during the transition between offense and defense. As long as you are willing to sacrifice your shot rights and data, the coach will definitely be more optimistic about you.

Thank you, I will work hard. Guo Xu remained calm, saying in his heart that I am grateful to your eight generations of ancestors, flickering, and then flickering.

Fisher's poor data in the Lakers is not a sacrifice of data at all. In college, he was a role player with no data and lacked offensive ability with the ball. The Lakers chose him because he was needed at that time.

If Guo Xu really develops in the direction of a selfless point guard like Fisher, he will soon have no ball to play. Fisher has no statistics, and he still has muscles that interest the coaches. A point guard with an ordinary body like him will be useless if he doesn't have a sharp breakthrough.

Fisher said mysteriously: During the public training confrontation tomorrow, don't try too hard to defend.

The fans are just here to have fun, and we must try our best to play well and let the fans present have fun. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of you, if we match up, I won't hit you very hard.

Thank you. Guo Xu replied indifferently, restraining his smile.

He felt that this man was really thick-skinned. You only have an advantage over me in terms of strength, right? Take out this ability and talk about it, as if you want to let me? Do you want face?

Fisher said on the surface that he would take care of Guo Xu, but what he thought in his heart was that he would go all out tomorrow and use his strength advantage to teach Guo Xu a good lesson, proving that he is the most suitable point guard to start and partner with the OK combination.

Fisher is a hypocrite with a bad personality. He never directly conflicts with others, but always smiles and looks like a good old man. If you don't hit the smiling face, everyone will give him face. On the surface, he has many friends, but in fact he often brags, lies, and has a crooked rhythm.

Guo Xu went to chat with other people again. He is not a young man with no intentions. He is too lazy to make excuses for this kind of smiling tiger who wants to deceive him.

Guo Xu doesn't regard Fisher as an enemy either, anyway, he won't stay in Los Angeles for the rest of his life, and as long as there is no butterfly effect, this guy won't be able to play for a few days.

The interaction between the two fell into the eyes of Jackson, but it was a lot of plus points. Even if they are point guards, teammates should get along well with each other. It is impossible for the coach to arrange for anyone to play 48 minutes. Their fundamental goal is the same, which is to help the Lakers win.

Except for Leder, Guo Xu had no problem communicating with anyone else. Leder had a bad face and he didn't want to get into trouble. He just smiled and said hello and left.

Kobe was easier to talk to than expected. He talked and laughed with his teammates from last season, and even gave Guo Xu a few words of encouragement. I saw your performance in the NCAA finals. You played beautifully. Train well and use your strengths.

With this sentence, Guo Xu felt very comfortable, which proved that his star teammates had expectations for him. This was enough. The star would definitely pass the ball to him if he had the opportunity during the game.

OK Group O'Neal, Kobe and Cobra Horace Grant took core makeup photos together.

Grant's arrival has strengthened the Lakers' weakest No. 4 position, and the coaching staff attaches great importance to it. Although he is 35 years old this year, he is in good condition. He is 208cm tall and weighs 111kg. He has been selected to the second team of the NBA All-Defensive Team 4 times and was selected to the All-Star once. He experienced the first dynasty of the Bulls and is familiar with the triangle offense.

AC Green, the starting power forward who played in 82 games last season, was not renewed. He averaged only 5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1 assist per game, and shot 44.7% from the field. Substitute power forward Robert Horry can clear the paint and is good at floating on the outside. Shooting, averaging 5.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, his performance is also average.

Horry was highly touted in Guo Xu's previous life because he had as many as seven championship rings, won with the Rockets, Lakers, and Spurs, and he had a lucky aura. But most of the time, he is a soy saucer on the court, averaging 7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in his career.

From the perspective of his role in the team, Grant can serve as the team's third player and is crucial to defending the title in the new season.

Reporters' interviews mainly focus on stars. When it comes to the Lakers, Guo Xu is not so eye-catching. There are not many reporters interviewing him. They only ask simple questions. His answers are also very bland and do not steal the limelight.

The team will officially train tomorrow and will play a preseason game on the 8th.

PS: Sorry for the late update today. I had a long dream. I dreamed that I went to rob a love cemetery with Mr. Tang, Johnson, Indiana Jones, Evelin and others. As a result, I got up late. I sincerely sorry!